A school's recipe for success on the FCAT [Times photo: Stephen J. Coddington] It has the largest percentage of students from poor families in the district. Yet Homosassa Elementary has gotten A's three years in a row. Fingers crossed on long-needed expansion With two costly initiatives on Tuesday's ballot, officials hopefully push a plan for a $3.5-million improvement.

Dunnellon man charged in ramming at race
INVERNESS -- A Dunnellon man was arrested Saturday night at the Citrus County Speedway after ramming another car during the Thunder Stock race, according to sheriff's officials.

Citrus Slices
Students get to take a crack at candidates

Whooping cranes reach Indiana on journey south
The whooping cranes making their way to Citrus County from Wisconsin flew 48 miles Sunday morning.

Letters
Justice was done, but has the lesson been learned?
Editor: Re: Attorney tells only one side of teenager's complex criminal past, Letter to the editor, Sept. 22, Citrus Times: This letter is in reference to the letter written to the editor by the grandparents of 17-year-old Adam Bollenback, who was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Ric A. Howard.